Forest school inspires and encourages children through positive outdoor experiences. It develops children’s aspirations, independence and problem-solving skills.

Children are given space and time to learn following their own thoughts.

We experience forest school in all weathers, all year round. Here are some of the things we might do…

Pond dipping

Hunting and identifying minibeasts

Bird spotting and making bird feeders

Cooking experiences on an open fire

Playing team games

Building mini-shelters for animals

Creating large and small dens

Exploring the environment and how it changes through the seasons

Being creative with clay, making monsters/ minibeasts

Mud kitchen

Every forest session we start off by singing our forest school song. The children kit up and help to carry the resources down to the forest for the session. This gives us a sense of belonging and togetherness and also emphasises the important skills and values we are trying to develop and promote, in and through everyone.